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By Jeff Franks HOUSTON (Reuters) - Astronauts on shuttle Discovery began a
painstaking inspection of their spacecraft on Wednesday, using
a sensor-laden robot arm to look for damage after launch from
Florida on a mission critical to the shuttle program's future.

By Jeff Franks HOUSTON (Reuters) - Astronauts on the shuttle Discovery
awoke to their first full day in space on Wednesday and
prepared to inspect their orbiter for damage after launching
from Florida on a flight NASA hopes will get the troubled U.S.
space program back on track.

By Deborah Zabarenko CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - The U.S. space shuttle
Discovery roared off its Florida launch pad on Tuesday on a
voyage to the International Space Station, a mission whose
failure would likely ground the shuttle fleet permanently.

NASA wrestled Monday with whether to try a Fourth of July space shuttle liftoff after the startling discovery of a small chunk of foam insulation that broke off Discovery's fuel tank as it sat on the launch pad.

By Deborah Zabarenko CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Bad weather forced NASA
to postpone the launch of the space shuttle Discovery on Sunday
for the second consecutive day, with the next launch attempt
set for Tuesday.

By Deborah Zabarenko CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Bad weather forced NASA
to postpone the launch of the space shuttle Discovery on Sunday
for the second consecutive day, with the next launch attempt
set for Tuesday.

By Deborah Zabarenko CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Space shuttle Discovery
counted down for launch on Saturday, with the seven-person crew
aboard and lightning in the forecast on a critical flight that
could see the end of the shuttle program.